We Are The Eagles: March 28th edition

Mark 3: 22-26 "²²And the scribes which came down from Jerusalem said, He hath Beelzebub, and by the prince of the devils casteth he out devils. ²³And he called them unto him, and said unto them in parables, How can Satan cast out Satan? ²⁴And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.  ²⁵And if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand. ²⁶And if Satan rise up against himself, and be divided, he cannot stand, but hath an end."

Prayer list this week includes: Kaydeen Broughton, Frank and Agnes McClellan, Bob Kleinbeck, Libby Metcalf, and the family of Joe Paul King.

Birthdays this week include: Major McClellan (Mar. 28). Raymond and Mildred Brown will be celebrating their wedding anniversary this week though I haven't heard which day.

The weather here took a turn for the cooler this past few days, but slightly warmer temperatures are scheduled for this weekend. I'm glad I didn't plant anything sensitive.

Deputy Sheriff Major McClellan participated in the Saturday morning funeral of the late Sheriff Joe Paul King who passed away last Thursday.

Matthew Gill and Meredith Steelman were married at the Kingsland Missionary Baptist Church last Saturday afternoon. The newlywed couple will reside on Banks Road. Congratulations to both.

There will be a baby boy shower at the home of Daymon and Dianne Parker on April 9^th at 2pm for Jennifer and Brandon Burks. They are registered at Wal-Mart, Target, and Babies R-Us.

Norma McCoy and her sister Martha Cook joined Peggy Towery on a trip to Mountain Home for a few days. Peggy visited her son Preston while Norma and Martha visited Martha's son Chuck Cook. Norma reports they had an excellent time.

Henry and Rachel Jones were visited last weekend by Deb Jones, Meridith Armstrong of Arkadelphia, and Holly and Cole Hanry of El Dorado.

New Edinburg Fire Department assisted County Line Fire Department in a chicken house fire off of Thompson Road near Emmaus Church last week. Fortunately, the damage was minimal since the fire was quickly extinguished.

We had a great time at the New Edinburg Museum last Saturday with many curious visitors, including Steven Linzy who took several pictures of the displays. The museum will be open again this Saturday from noon to four. Actually, if you ever see my truck parked behind the building, that means I'm inside piddling around so feel free to stop by.

History item: I was told last week that Ruff Hall once had a dirt airstrip in the pasture behind his house. So far, no one else I've asked remembers this. If you can confirm this story, please contact me. Over the decades, New Edinburg has had many stores, a railroad station, a barber shop, multiple cafes, several doctors, a candy store, a telephone office, two movie theaters, a future serial killer, and a hotel, so an airstrip is certainly not out of the question.

If you have news items of interest for this column, please feel free to get them to me by Monday evening in order to get them in that week's column. My phone number is 308-4608 and my email address is JamesCBoney@gmail.com. This column will appear Monday night on the internet at http://WeAreTheEagles.blogspot.com. Go Eagles.